confrontation; opposition; antagonism
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
feeling; sense; impression
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
end of term; end of semester
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(not) even once; (not) ever
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
short and stout; small but wide around
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade